Golfing tee



W. LOWELL GOLFING TEE May 13 1924.

Filed May 5 1922 INVENTOR. %L aw e11,

Patented May 13, 1924.

WILLIAM LOVELL, OF SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE NIEBLO MEG. CO., INC., OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,

A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

GOLFING TEE.

Application filed May 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LOWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golfing Tees; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable 10 others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates, generally, to improvements in that class of devices, known as tees for use upon the green of a golfcourse, and for the placing thereon of a golf-ball, the device being very simple its construction and being easily forced into its proper position upon the green, so as to be of immediate use, and to enable the player to dispense with the building up with wet sand of the usual tee.

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object to provide a novel and simply constructed device of the character hereinafter more fully set forth, and to be used as a tee by golfers, the golfing tee being formed of a single piece of material comprising a cone-shaped shank having a pointed end so as to be readily forced into the ground, and having a disc-shaped member connected with and carried by said shank, 36 said member being dished or concaved in its upper surface to conform to the surface of the golf-ball and being surrounded by a marginal ball-retaining and supporting rim, and said shank being centrally dis- 40 posed with relation to the said ball-supporting member.

The principal purposes of the present invention is to provide a neat and cheap teeing device, which can be carried in the pockets of the player, the cost of production of the device being so slight, that the loss of an individual teeing device may be considered nil, and the device, if struck by the player may be readily replaced by another; or, if not struck may beleft in the green, another teeing device being used by the player upon the next green.

The device, which is usually made of wood, may also be made of a matter, which 1922. Serial No. 558,653.

will disintegrate and will act in the manner of a fertilizer, if left in the green.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device, such as is hereinafter more fully described, which will enable the player to dispense with the building up of a tee with wet sand or dirt, thereby preventing any soiling of the hands, and doing away with the usual rubbing of the soiled hands upon the garments worn by the player.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

With the various objects of the present invention in view, the said invention consists in the novel golfing tee hereinafter more fully seat forth.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a golfing tee made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention, the same being shown in its position, when its pointed shank is pushed or forced into the ground, and showing placed upon its dished or concaved supporting member, a golf ball ready to be struck by the player.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional representation of the said golfing tee; and. Figure 3 is a top view of the same.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the said above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates a complete golfing tee made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention, the same comprising a main body-member or a shank 2, preferably cone-shaped as here shownfalthough this is not essential, and tapering at one end in a driving point, as 3, for readily forcing or pressing the shank into the ground. Connected with the opposite end-portion of said body-member or shank 2 is a disk-shaped portion or member 4, which is dished-out or concaved in its upper surface, as at 5, conforming to the surface of the golf-ball, and which is surrounded by a marginal rim, as 6, all for the mounting and properly placing upon said disk-shaped portion or member 4, of a golf-ball 7 thereon, when the device has been pushed or pressed into the ground, as will be clearly evident from an inspection of said Figure l of the drawings.

The said golfing tee herein-above described is usually made of wood, in any suitable manner, by turning or otherwise, or the same may be pressed into the desired shape by means of suitable molds, any suitable material, such as celluloid, rubber, or the like being used; and, if desired, a vegetable material may be used, which disintegrates when left in the ground, and may serve as a fertilizer.

The device itself is usually made much smaller than shown in the accompanying drawings, and being very cheaply made and hence, costing but very little may be used in a profligate manner, the used tee, after having driven the golf ball, being left in the ground, and another golfing tee being used for the next drive of the ball.

With a golfing tee of the character hereinbefore described it Will be evident that every part of the supporting cup or dished ball-receiving member is in contact with the surface of the golf ball, and consequently the golfing tee is made in such a manner as to support the golf ball with a small or minimum contact with the same, and it is due to this small contact with the surface of the golf ball that there is no resistance to the flight of the ball when the same is struck with the golf club; and, fur thermore, when certain kinds of strokes are made there can be no objectionable backspin of the ball.

Furthermore, the hereinbefore described golfing tee provides a supporting medium of a very small size, thus making it impossible when using the tee, to have the face of the club come in contact with the tee after the ball surface has been struck and the ball sent upon its way.

I claim A golfing tee, formed of a single piece of material comprising a cone-shaped shank having a pointed end so as to be readily pressed into the ground, and a disk-shaped member connected with and carried by said shank, said member being dished or concaved in its upper surface to conform to the surface of the ball and surrounded by a marginal ball-retaining and supporting rim, said shank being centrally disposed with relation to the said dished ball-supporting member.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my handthis 3rd day of May, 1922.

WILLIAM LOWELL.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, EVA E. DESOH. 

